VIERA, Fla. - Davey Johnson strolled into the home dugout at Space Coast Stadium a bit ago, wearing a blue track suit and sneakers, a smile on his face as the last season of his managerial career has gotten under way. After participating in meetings with coaches and front office members over parts of the last couple of days and taking his physical this morning, the 70-year-old Nationals skipper told stories of his offseason trip to Africa, recounting tales of watching a lion eating a warthog,...

When you're a rookie on the baseball beat, you're caught between a rock and a hard place. You want to act the part, be professional and do your job - which is a little hard when you're suddenly smack-dab in the middle of a major league clubhouse, chatting up the same players you previously cheered for from the stands. It's wonderful to realize a lifelong dream - and more than a bit scary, too. But back in 1993, when I made my first appearance on the Orioles beat as a freelancer for The...

As the Orioles get spring training underway in Sarasota, the club will host five Division I college baseball teams for the Snowbird Classic at Ed Smith Stadium and the Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex this weekend, Friday, February 15 through Sunday, February 17. Five college teams - Florida Gulf Coast University, the University of Notre Dame, Ohio State University, St. John's University and Mercer University - will play games at Ed Smith Stadium from Friday through Sunday. One game, on Sunday,...

VIERA, Fla. - While the last few days have consisted of just some light workouts for the players who chose to arrive early to Nationals camp, today marks the first mandatory day in camp for pitchers and catchers. All pitchers and catchers on the roster were expected to report that they were in the area by midnight last night, so as of this morning, we have yet to receive word on whether everyone expected to be here is, in fact, here. That said, I haven't yet heard of any of the dreaded visa...

This has been a good place over the last few months to take the pulse of the fans on the Orioles. On the moves they made and the ones they didn't. On O's fans' expectations for this team and on the predictions of others. Today, I want your opinions on the man heading it all up - Dan Duquette. Have O's fans become Duquette fans after his first season produced 93 wins and a playoff berth? What did you think when he was first hired? What do you think of him after an offseason that has been...

According to a Houston media outlet during the 2012 season, there were reports that Nationals top prospect Anthony Rendon might not return to the field because of his recovery from an ankle injury. Third baseman Rendon suffered a fractured left ankle early in April for the high Single-A Potomac Nationals. But slowly and methodically, Rendon rehabbed that ankle and was able to resume baseball late last season. Double-A Harrisburg Senators manager Matt Lecroy got to see Rendon play for the last...

SARASOTA, Fla. - So far, the two most interesting stories in Orioles camp involve players who aren't here - literally or technically. Jair Jurrjens can't report until the Orioles decide whether he passed a physical. Trayvon Robinson apparently is here, but his dateline reads "LIMBO" until it's determined whether he passed through waivers. Otherwise, the biggest buzz yesterday may have come from Nolan Reimold, who hit live pitching for the first time since his surgery. After some...

Tomorrow marks the first official spring training workout day for Orioles pitchers and catchers at Ed Smith Stadium. Fans are invited to watch the team's workouts on the back fields at the complex each day until February 23, when games begin. There is no charge to attend, and free parking is available in the East Lot off 12th Street. Orioles pitchers and catchers will take the field at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, February 13. The club will work out from approximately 9:15 a.m. - noon each day...

VIERA, Fla. - As part of a recent partnership between MASN and WUSA 9, the Nationals will have 20 regular season games simulcast on Channel 9 in 2013. Nats fans will also be able to catch their squad on FOX a number of times this season. According to

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette stopped by the media workroom earlier today and touched on a variety of topics. Immediately, he was asked about former Braves pitcher Jair Jurrjens, who's agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Orioles. Jurrjens completed his physical last week, and we're still waiting for an official announcement. "We're still working on that issue," Duquette said. "We don't have that resolved yet. We hope to get it resolved...